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Dec. 4, 1928.

S. R. ALLEN CONVERTIBLE GO-CART AND CRIB Filed April 1, 1927 IN VEN TOR. 535a Eczema fiLLEN. MW 4 A TTORN E Y:

Patented Dec. 4, 1928-" UNITED we ,sgge rswr FFgl CE. v

sAne -raoenas ALLE or BErrrnncojNnEcricuT.

CONVERTIBLE GOCART AND CRIB.

"Application filed April 1,

' to provide a simple, comfortable, safe'an reliable conveyance for an infant,and which may be convenientlycarried in an automo bile or other vehicle, so thatitftakes up very little room, and is firmly' supported in such: "manner that the infant may ride facing for-- ward in a natural, hygienic, and comfortable position. It is also an object to provide a device of this character which will not. be

subject to swinging, excessive vibration, or other movements likely to be harmful to the health of the infant, and tothis end it-is particularly proposed to provide afirm sup-V.

port for the device with relation to the auto j mobile.

having front and rear wheeled-leg supports,

:pivotally mounted on thesi'des of'thebody. in

a manner to-be independently secured in either extended or folded positions, and

or other support, "without-"damaging it.-

Another object is to-provide a handle, also. pivotally' mounted on thesides of the body,

structure, and adaptedto besecured in either extended or folded relation, and'which, when i 1 the outer side, said bar being'pivotally mounted at its upper end upon a shouldered studfolded, will serve as a guard;

Other objects are to provide means for ad- 1 ustably tying a cover in place, so as to safely f retain the infant, and hand-holds by which '{the structure may be conveniently lifted and i carried about. r I

With the above and other ob ects m view an embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, and this embodiment will be hereinafter more fully described with reference thereto, and the inven- 1 tion will be finally pointed out in the claims. i edges of the sides, and'in either of these posi- In the drawings V 7 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a convertible go-fcart and crib, according to the present embodiment'fof my invention, and showingthe same in completely folded relation; n Fig. 2 is aside elevation of the same, show-. ing it in its relation for use as a go-cart to be wheeled about; 7 l

' Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing'it in its folded relation for use in an automobile; and Fig. 4 is a'detail enlarged sectional view, taken along the lined-4 of Fig. 3. v

Similar reference charactersindicate cor 1927. Serial No 180,120. I

ures of the drawings. vReferring to the drawings,

box like body including a flat base 10, longitudinal sides 11, 11,;a head end 12,,and'a foot as 'at14c, to provide a protecting enclosure for thehead-of the infant, and at the same-time "to provide a mounting structure for the handle, as will hereinafter more fully appear. The head and foot ends. are respectively provided with hand-holdslots 15. and 16 to enable the: structure v to beiconveniently i y a lifted, as whenplacing'it in and-removing it A further object is to provide astructure from the automobile. In'zeach side there are provideda series of holes-17 adapted forad theconvertiblego-cart and crib, according to the present embodlment of theinvention,comprises a responding partsthroughout-the several figi end 13, the head end being higher than the foot end, and the sides being curved upwardly at their upper edges a-djacent'the headend,

justably tyinga cover inplace, or a strap or ribbon maybe threaded through them to serve :1 as a guard. At the forward corners ofthe" adapted in the'latter position'to be-entirelyf free of the flat base of the bodystructure, so that the device may'rest firmly on theseat.

base 10. holes 18 are' formed,'andimay have cover, straps insertedirhrough them and tied at the under side, as clearly-illustrated. in

V. The wheeled leg-supports are similarly provided at each side near the head and foot ends, and each consists of a bar 19, provided at its lower end with awheel 20 disposed at bolt 21 secured-.in-the side 0f the body at'a point substantially midway between theupper and lower edges.

or extended-position, as shown in Fig. 2 ,-and

in which they are in slightly diverging relationsare adapted to be securely fixed in place. For, this purpose, the leg-supports are each provided with aqwingsheaded screw bolt 22 engagedin a threaded bushing 23 in the leg support, and adapted to be screwed into. one

or the other of two similar threaded bushings 24 and 25 providedin the side of the body. 7 at such points that they position and rigidly Theileg-supports are 2 adapted to be swung from their projected.

secure the leg-jsupportsj with respect to the body. Obviously, the screw bolt is turned out sufiiciently to disengage it from the bush 1 ing in the body when it is desired to swing the.

leg-support to either folded or extended position, and when so positioned the bolt .is screwed into the corresponding bushing.

The handle comprises side irnisZdaild a transverse hand-grip bar 27,:a-nd-ris mounted on the body sides at the upper raised corner of the head end in a somewhat S'lnllllllilillk' ner to the mounting of the leg-supports, being adapted to "be swung firem {an extended ;o position, as shown in Fig-2, to a folded-posi- -tion', as-shown in Figs. 1 and 3,";rnrtrigid1 '=s'e'curied'incither of t'hese positions. The armsafe pivotally 'niou'iite'd in" spaced 1 rela- 'tion to the ends upo'n s'hou'ldered stud bo'lts 28 sec'u'red in the sides, and preferably of Qsifiiilar {design to the stud. bolts 21, andat 5 their ends are eaeh provided vv-ith a 'wing headed screw bolt? 29 engaged {infa threaded bushing '30 V in i the arm and adapted to f be an screwed into one or the othenof two threaded bu's'hings ar-end 32'secure'd in the body side at'su'eh points as torespe'ctively positionsa nd rigidly' secure" tliehandl'e in its extended rand folcled positions. r The 'bnshing's 30, '31 "and 5 32 are 5 pr ferabl of similar design to the bushings-23, 24 {indies forthe le'g s-upp'orts. fi s fshown in Fig. l the structure is completely fol ded and maybe conveniently oar- "rid abo utfan'd hen not in {use 'rnay be flstore'd ina very sinall*spac'e. I In Fig; '2 I have sh'ow'n thesarne with the-legs and handle-extended,- in-whichrelation it constitutes a g'o -ea'rt; anchin Fig; SBhzive shownits use in a 'nauto1nobile. =I-nfthis latter capacity the rearward leg-supports and the handle are f'ol'detl, so that the baseot the body striicture rests squarely tiponthe automobile seat, with- "out any projecting structure that might elarna'ge' tli'e upholstery. The forward leg- 40 supports are'extended and-restonthe'floor, thereby firmly supporting" the-body structure *andallowiii'g it to bemoved as far forward on the seat as desired. flhe folded handle serves use guard. Due to the'firrn support "ofthe structureitiismot subjected --to the swinging i and vibratory 'inoveinents usually experienced withhammocks or the like,'-'and whi'chf movements are apt to prove inj urious to thehealth of the-infant. Ina single seatthe g'o cart crib" niay be corivenihtlymplaced between them, without obstructing the forward space or interferingwiththe operation "of th'e oar.

"The structure is of very simple, sturdy, ---and inexpensive construction, may Y be easily *cleaiied, "and-is free of any 1 detachable 1 parts *ed car,'witlitwo\personsn iding inztliesseat,

.to entirely folded relation,

is extremely sini- "plefand' 'rtiay be done without disturbing the infant.

I have illustrated and described a preferred 'andsatisfactory embodiment of the invention, but it will be obvious that changes niaybe'made thereinrwitlnn the spiritand scope thereof, as defined claims.

in the appended Having thus described my invent-ion, what 1 olaimiand'desire to secure by LettersfPattionliaving'atbase,longitudinal sides, and

transverse *head 'and :-foot ends, "front and 5 rear legesu pports-atreach side having'wheels at their lower: ends "dispos ed at their outer sides, fan-d pivotally mounted at their upper ends 'outwardlyrofrthe longitudinal sidesof said body portion,

' from"extended relation to J and adapted to be s' wung folded A over-lying i relatihrwithrespect *to eachother, the wheel of each-"leg supportpartially oyerlying the adjacent other leg-support in said-folded relation; whereby the 3 wheel of; one leg-supip'ort'retains theother-leg support-,- the'upper 'edge of'tl'ie lower-le -supports in said folded 1 rlationbelng parallel to and supportinglthe lower "edge of the upper deg-supports v -1ne'anscarried by each leg support forrigidly v securing saidileggsupportsin their respective extended and: folded relation z 2.111112 ':convert1b le .-go'-cart crib, body portion having and transverse,

/ a -ba;se, longitudinal fsides, head and-foot ends, leg-sup @Ortsdiaving wheels at their lower en ds and 'rnovably supported with" relation to said body portiontto be movedfrom extended relation to: :body portion means for-rig foldedqrelation at each. side of the idly'securing said leg supports in ;theirrespective extended and folded relation, a handle arms and a transverse ha ooni prisiiig side nd gr p 13,0It10n,

said side arms being i t-any f m' at their'endsupon the side f i d bod pol *tion 'andadapted to be swung "relation .rtofolded relation,

from entended and constituting a guardaoverasaid body-portion-inlsaid folded :rel'ation, and'means' forrigi dly securing, said handle in its respective extended and folded relation.

Signed at Bridgeport, in

the county of l hairliel d, and State of Connecticut, this 29th day of Decen1ber,"-1;926. SARAH ROG E'RS ALDEN. 

